Shylock is one of the most controversial figures created by William Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice. Whether he is a comic villain or a tragic hero kindles heated discussion among Shakespearean critics. In my ar...Shylock is one of the most controversial figures created by William Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice. Whether he is a comic villain or a tragic hero kindles heated discussion among Shakespearean critics. In my article, I do not simply classify him as comic or tragic figure. I interpret Shylock from three perspectives and then draw a conclusion--Shylock is a multi-dimensional character and Shakespeare reveals to us how the social factors and Shylock’s personality result in his tragic life.展开更多
Compared with the other characters in The Merchant of Venice,Shylock seems to be totally an outsider and alien of Venice which is because he is considered to be the“Other”in the eyes of the other Venetians as a resu...Compared with the other characters in The Merchant of Venice,Shylock seems to be totally an outsider and alien of Venice which is because he is considered to be the“Other”in the eyes of the other Venetians as a result of his identity a Jew as well as his occupation as a usurer,both of which are despised and degraded at the Elizabethan times.展开更多
文摘Shylock is one of the most controversial figures created by William Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice. Whether he is a comic villain or a tragic hero kindles heated discussion among Shakespearean critics. In my article, I do not simply classify him as comic or tragic figure. I interpret Shylock from three perspectives and then draw a conclusion--Shylock is a multi-dimensional character and Shakespeare reveals to us how the social factors and Shylock’s personality result in his tragic life.
文摘Compared with the other characters in The Merchant of Venice,Shylock seems to be totally an outsider and alien of Venice which is because he is considered to be the“Other”in the eyes of the other Venetians as a result of his identity a Jew as well as his occupation as a usurer,both of which are despised and degraded at the Elizabethan times.
